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The owner or keeper of a potentially dangerous dog must keep the dog indoors or in a securely fenced enclosure from which the dog cannot escape and into which children cannot trespass. A potentially dangerous dog may be off the owner or keeper's premises only if it is restrained by a substantial leash, not to exceed six (6) feet in length, and if it is under the direct physical control of a responsible adult.
Upon receipt of a petition from the dog owner, the Hearing Officer may remove a dog from the list of potentially dangerous dogs if no additional instances of behavior described in Chapter 6.09 occur within a thirty-six month period from the date of designation as a potentially dangerous dog.
The owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall maintain the dog pursuant to the conditions imposed by § 6.01.060 and the provisions of this Chapter.
A vicious dog may be destroyed if the Hearing Officer determines that the release of the dog would create a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare. If the Hearing Officer determines that the vicious dog should not be destroyed, the Hearing Officer must impose conditions upon the dog's owner or keeper that will protect the public health, safety, and welfare. If one of the conditions is to require that the vicious dog be confined in an enclosure, the enclosure must be designed in order to prevent the animal from escaping and include a fence or structure suitable to prevent children from entering.
The City of San Bernardino may prohibit the owner of a vicious dog from owning, possessing, controlling or having custody of any dog for a period of up to three years if the Hearing Officer finds, after proceedings conducted under §§ 6.09.030 through 6.09.050, that such ownership or possession would create a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare.
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